Visitor moorings with a slipway in Scotland

Places that take boats for a night or a few: visitor berths with a published nightly rate, or that say they keep space for visitors. Prices are worked out for one night. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.

13 sites · 2 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £33.15 a night for a 10m boat (£10–£43 across 12 published tariffs)

At a glance

13 sites: 1 on the Broads or a lake, 3 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 9 on the open coast.
2 of the 13 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dysart Harbour and Port Bannatyne Marina.
Keeping a waiting list: Ardoran Marine and Tayport Harbour.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £10 a night (Ardoran Marine) to £43 a night (Port Edgar Marina); the middle of 12 is £33.15 a night.
Longest boat taken: 33m (108ft) at Campbeltown Marina.
Of the 13, 10 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 5 diesel and 3 a boat hoist.

Estuaries & tidal rivers A few berths left

Dysart Harbour

Dysart, Fife · Firth of Forth

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Berths available

Port Bannatyne Marina

Port Bannatyne, Argyll and Bute · Kyles of Bute

£3,997 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Ardoran Marine

Oban, Argyll and Bute · Loch Feochan

£2,350 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Tayport Harbour

Tayport, Fife · River Tay estuary

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Campbeltown Marina

Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute · Campbeltown Loch

£5,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Craobh Marina

Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute · Craobh Haven

£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Holy Loch Marina

Dunoon, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde

£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Lochboisdale Harbour

Lochboisdale, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochboisdale

£2,103 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Port Edgar Marina

South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh · Firth of Forth

£3,156 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Thomas Telford Corpach Marina

Fort William, Highland · Loch Linnhe

£4,050 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Findhorn Marina

Findhorn, Moray · Findhorn Bay

Prices not published

Broads, lakes & lochs

Linnhe Marina

Appin, Argyll and Bute · Loch Linnhe

Prices not published

Coast & harbours

Ness Boating Club Marina

Virkie, Shetland Islands · Pool of Virkie

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A night, 10m boat	Slipway	Space
Dysart Harbour	Dysart, Firth of Forth	–	Yes	A few berths left
Port Bannatyne Marina	Port Bannatyne, Kyles of Bute	£35	Yes	Berths available
Ardoran Marine	Oban, Loch Feochan	£10	Yes	Waiting list
Tayport Harbour	Tayport, River Tay estuary	£35	Yes	Waiting list
Campbeltown Marina	Campbeltown, Campbeltown Loch	£30	Yes	Not reported
Craobh Marina	Lochgilphead, Craobh Haven	£40	Yes	Not reported
Holy Loch Marina	Dunoon, Firth of Clyde	£42.50	Yes	Not reported
Lochboisdale Harbour	Lochboisdale, Lochboisdale	£33.30	Yes	Not reported
Port Edgar Marina	South Queensferry, Firth of Forth	£43	Yes	Not reported
Thomas Telford Corpach Marina	Fort William, Loch Linnhe	£33	Yes	Not reported
Findhorn Marina	Findhorn, Findhorn Bay	£20	Yes	Not reported
Linnhe Marina	Appin, Loch Linnhe	£12	Yes	Not reported
Ness Boating Club Marina	Virkie, Pool of Virkie	£10	Yes	Not reported

From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

How much is a night on a visitor berth for a 10m boat in Scotland?

Across the 12 visitor moorings with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £10 a night at Ardoran Marine to £43 a night at Port Edgar Marina. The middle figure is £33.15 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest visitor moorings with a slipway in Scotland?

For a 10m boat, Ardoran Marine is cheapest at £10 a night in Oban.

Which visitor moorings with a slipway in Scotland have space now?

2 of the 13 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dysart Harbour and Port Bannatyne Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Visitor moorings with a slipway in Scotland, by county

Argyll and Bute 6

Visitor moorings with a slipway in other areas

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